05 April 2024 Warning about incorrect use of flammable liquids in enclosed settings SafeWork SA is warning businesses about the incorrect use of flammable liquids in enclosed settings after a…

05 April 2024 Warning about the risk of dog bite injuries in the workplace SafeWork SA has issued a precaution about dogs in the workplace after several people suffered serious…

06 April 2024 Serious injuries from fallen tree branches prompts reminder about tree maintenance. Several recent incidents involving people being seriously injured from falling tree branches has prompted SafeWork SA…

10 May 2024 A recent near miss has highlighted the dangers of using unsecured lifting jibs on forklifts. A worker narrowly escaped being hit by a load of steel when…

20 June 2024 Pallet trucks and tailgate lifters are again in the spotlight after a worker was injured in the second serious incident this year. Contractors were delivering stock in…

25 June 2024 A series of incidents where machinery has hit live powerlines or scaffolds being built within safe clearance distances has sparked a warning from SafeWork SA and the…

22 July 2024 The hospitalisation of an apprentice who inadvertently shot themselves in the thigh with a nail gun has prompted a warning from SafeWork SA. PCBUs are reminded to…

23 Jul 2024 Safe Work Australia’s research grant recipient, the Centre for Transformative Work Design at Curtin University, has completed their research to explore interventions to manage psychosocial risks in…

Text formatted long On this page Workforce overview Occupational risk profile Conclusions Appendix  Resources There are over 131,900 Electricians currently employed in Australia, with more than 50% aged under 35…

The most common mechanism of incident for worker fatalities over the past 10 years (2013 to 2022) was 'vehicle incidents' (38% of all traumatic injury fatalities). This was followed by…